• Began his post-college working career by spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas, followed by two seasons as an assistant coach at Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College (now known as Pensacola State College).

• He has said he once wanted to be a head coach of a college basketball team.

• Joined the Houston Rockets during the summer of 1996 as a video coordinator and scout and worked his way up the ladder. He was named the team’s director of basketball development in 1998, was promoted to director of player personnel in 1999 and was elevated to vice president of basketball operations/player personnel in 2002.

• Hired by the San Antonio Spurs in the summer of 2007 as their vice president and assistant general manager.